Match Prediction: ENCE - Virtus.pro | CS2 (CS:GO)

ENCE and Virtus.pro will meet in the second round of the group stage of ESL Challenger Katowice 2023. Despite the format of the encounter, the European team remains the clear favourite.

In turn, Virtus.pro is in a modest position that they have not been able to deal with in two months. And in terms of play, the Russian side can't boast anything unless a miracle happens.

In general, sAw's wards have to prove their status and make a difference, otherwise how the current conditioning of Virtus.pro leaves much to be desired. So here I would lean on the ENCE team to win.

ENCE form

The fourth team in the world rankings performed poorly in the main stage of the BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023, as they recorded just one victory over Bad News Eagles.

But then the European side confidently stormed through IEM Dallas 2023 without a single loss to beat MOUZ in the final without a chance to take the tournament.

As for Long Sogpeg in the group stage of ESL Challenger Katowice 2023, here ENCE managed to outplay Bravado Gaming, though managed to give the South Africans a small chance at Nuke.

ENCE's latest results:

• A 2-0 win over FaZe Clan.
• A 2-1 win over Astralis.
• Victory over FaZe Clan with a score of 2-1.
• Victory over MOUZ with a score of 2:0.
• 16-11 win over Bravado Gaming.

Top ENCE scores:

• Nuke - 82% wins.
• Ancient - 71% wins.
• Anubis - 62% wins.
• Vertigo - 60% wins.
• Mirage - 57% wins.

It should be remembered that the European squad continues to reject Inferno.

Virtus.pro uniforms

The 22nd ranked team in the world fell to BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 Europe RMR A, where they managed to outplay SAW, but then suffered three defeats and dropped out.

Virtus.pro also failed at the BetBoom Playlist Freedom 2023 after their return, as they played a toothless game that saw them lose to 1WIN in the quarterfinals.

As for Long Sogpeg in the group stage of ESL Challenger Katowice 2023, here the Russian team managed to beat Party Astronauts, although it was unexpectedly too difficult.

Virtus.pro's latest results:

• A 14-16 defeat to B8 Esports.
• Defeat to Into the Breach with a score of 13-16.
• A 0-2 loss to MOUZ.
• 0-2 defeat at the hands of 1WIN.
• Beat Party Astronauts 16-13.

Top scores for Virtus.pro:

• Ancient - 25% wins.

In turn, the Russian team has consistently failed to play on the Nuke map.

ENCE - Virtus.pro match statistics

The teams played five meetings within the last season:

• ENCE's 2-0 victory in ESL Pro League Season 15.
• ENCE win at the PGL Major Antwerp 2022 Challengers Stage with a score of 16-6.
• ENCE win at PGL Major Antwerp 2022 with a score of 16-8.
• ENCE win at ESL Challenger Rotterdam 2022 16-14.
• Virtus.pro prevail 2-0 at ESL Challenger Rotterdam 2022.

Having said that, the Europeans have consistently won BO1.

ENCE vs Virtus.pro

It seems to me that there's not much to say here as everyone has seen Virtus.pro's game. So there's no thought yet to look towards the Bears, who are still bad.

All in all, with all these problems, ENCE should show that the victory in Dallas was not an accident. Yes and in fact the European team is much more heresy than The International.

So in this case I would recommend betting on an ENCE team win.